Hideous absinthe: a history of the devil in a bottle

Mysterious, sophisticated, alluring and almost Satanic, absinthe was the drink of choice of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired Degas, Manet and Picasso and was thought to have led to the demise of many of Paris' fin-de-siecle inhabitants. Jad Adams recounts the drink's history.

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Main Author: Adams, Jad (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] I. B. Tauris 2004
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Summary:Mysterious, sophisticated, alluring and almost Satanic, absinthe was the drink of choice of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired Degas, Manet and Picasso and was thought to have led to the demise of many of Paris' fin-de-siecle inhabitants. Jad Adams recounts the drink's history.
Physical Description:X, 294 S. Ill.
ISBN:1860649203

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